Creating your own DIY bulletin board can be a fun and rewarding project! Whether you want to add a personal touch to your workspace or keep track of important notes and reminders, making a bulletin board yourself is a great way to get creative. You can choose your favorite fabric and frame to match your style, and customize it with pins, clips, or even elements like photos or inspirational quotes. The best part is, you can tailor it to fit your needs perfectly and enjoy the satisfaction of having a unique, homemade organizational tool that reflects your personality. So grab your supplies and get ready to craft a bulletin board that's as functional as it is charming!
Materials:
Cork Board
Fabric
Cotton Cord
Spray Paint
DIY Bulletin Board
Place the fabric over the cork board and adjust it so that you are ok with how the pattern ends, begins etc. I just took the easiest way out and aligned the corner and one of the sides.
Trace the outlines so that you will have enough fabric to cover the cork part. Don’t worry about pencil marks, we are going to hide it.
Cut you fabric to fit exactly over the cord part of the board.
Cover the cork part with newspaper. I tried using painter’s tape in one of the corners to tape it down but didn’t really make a diff so didn’t bother for the rest of the area.
Now take out your trusty old spray paint. I used left over Krylon White Paint + Primer from my faux coral project. Follow the golden rule of spray paint – thin even coats.
Once the paint is dry, go crazy with your hot glue gun.
Start in a corner. Make sure you are following the line with your glue gun and the fabric.
Once you are done with one side do the same thing on the side next to it. Make sure you keeping the fabric taunt (no creases).
From the third side on wards you can start pulling the fabric really taunt. This is very important on the last side. Again, don’t worry if there is any excess fabric on your last side. That only means that you are doing a good job at pulling your fabric. See the excess fabric on my last side?
Cut off the excess fabric with an Exacto knife.
Now for the final touch, hot glue the cording to cover the ends of the fabric.
